{"title":"Guidelines without borders: the case for JAK inhibitors as the first-line immunomodulator COVID-19 treatment","authors":"Daniel A Sweeney, Andre C Kalil","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00081-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00081-5","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143945758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alain Amstutz, Stefan Schandelmaier, Hannah Ewald, Benjamin Speich, Johannes M Schwenke, Christof M Schönenberger, Stephan Schobinger, Thomas Agoritsas, Kay M Tomashek, Seema Nayak, Mat Makowski, Alejandro Morales-Ortega, David Bernal-Bello, Giovanni Pomponio, Alessia Ferrarini, Monireh Ghazaeian, Frances Hall, Simon Bond, María Teresa García-Morales, María Jiménez-González, Matthias Briel
{"title":"Effects of Janus kinase inhibitors in adults admitted to hospital due to COVID-19: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials","authors":"Alain Amstutz, Stefan Schandelmaier, Hannah Ewald, Benjamin Speich, Johannes M Schwenke, Christof M Schönenberger, Stephan Schobinger, Thomas Agoritsas, Kay M Tomashek, Seema Nayak, Mat Makowski, Alejandro Morales-Ortega, David Bernal-Bello, Giovanni Pomponio, Alessia Ferrarini, Monireh Ghazaeian, Frances Hall, Simon Bond, María Teresa García-Morales, María Jiménez-González, Matthias Briel","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00055-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00055-4","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Evidence from randomised clinical trials (RCTs) of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors—compared with usual care or placebo—in adults treated in hospital for COVID-19 is conflicting. We aimed to evaluate the benefits and harms of JAK inhibitors compared with placebo or usual care and whether treatment effects differed between prespecified participant subgroups.<h3>Methods</h3>For this systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA), we searched Medline via Ovid, Embase via Elsevier, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register, and the COVID-19 L·OVE Platform, including backward and forward citation searching (last search Nov 28, 2024), for RCTs (unpublished or published in any format and any language) that randomly assigned adults (aged ≥16 years) admitted to a hospital due to COVID-19 to receive either a JAK inhibitor (any type) or no JAK inhibitor (ie, received site-specific standard of care with or without placebo), and requested individual participant data (IPD) from the original trial teams. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at day 28 after random assignment. We used two-stage meta-analyses adjusting for age and respiratory support, and pooled estimates using random-effects models. The assessment of individual-level effect modifiers was based solely on within-trial information and continuous modifiers were investigated as both linear and non-linear interactions. We used the Instrument for Assessing the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses to appraise the subgroup analyses and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach to adjudicate the certainty of evidence. Grade 3 or 4 adverse events and serious adverse events by day 28, and adverse events of special interest within 28 days, were assessed among secondary outcomes. This study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023431817).<h3>Findings</h3>We identified 16 eligible trials. IPD were obtained from 12 trials, corresponding to 12 902 adults admitted to hospital between May, 2020, and March, 2022. These trials represented 12 902 [96·1%] of 13 423 participants from all eligible trials worldwide. Seven trials evaluated baricitinib, three evaluated tofacitinib, and two evaluated ruxolitinib. Overall, 755 (11·7%) of 6465 participants in the JAK inhibitor group died by day 28 compared with 805 (13·2%) of 6108 participants in the no JAK inhibitor group (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0·67 [95% CI 0·55–0·82]; high-certainty evidence; 39 fewer per 1000 [95% CI 55 fewer to 21 fewer]). JAK inhibitors decreased the need for new mechanical ventilation or other respiratory support and allowed for faster discharge from hospital by about 1 day. We observed fewer grade 3 and 4 adverse events and serious adverse events in the JAK inhibitor group (14 fewer per 1000 [95% CI 24 fewer to 4 fewer]; moderate-certainty evidence). The rates of adverse events of special interest were similar acr","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143945760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy E Weir, Helen James, Emily Carreiro, Margaret S Herridge
{"title":"Unseen collateral damage: tackling preventable morbidity and mortality in family members of ICU decedents","authors":"Timothy E Weir, Helen James, Emily Carreiro, Margaret S Herridge","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00120-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00120-1","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antoine Kimmoun, Connor O'Brien, Vanessa Blumer, Florian A Wenzl, Janine Pöss, Uwe Zeymer, Jacob E Møller, Nadia Aissaoui, Shashank S Sinha, Alain Combes, Naoki Sato, Alessandro Sionis, Sabri Soussi, Susanna Price, Rhonda E Monroe, Rebecca Mathew, Alexandre Mebazaa
{"title":"Optimising trial design for cardiogenic shock: insights from the sixth Critical Care Clinical Trialists Workshop","authors":"Antoine Kimmoun, Connor O'Brien, Vanessa Blumer, Florian A Wenzl, Janine Pöss, Uwe Zeymer, Jacob E Møller, Nadia Aissaoui, Shashank S Sinha, Alain Combes, Naoki Sato, Alessandro Sionis, Sabri Soussi, Susanna Price, Rhonda E Monroe, Rebecca Mathew, Alexandre Mebazaa","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00084-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00084-0","url":null,"abstract":"Despite substantial advancements in the management of cardiogenic shock, mortality rates remain greater than 40%. Trials have shown that increasing survival rates in cardiogenic shock is challenging. Even the most successful trials show 5–15% reductions in mortality, and gains have been restricted to acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock, representing approximately 5% of the population with cardiogenic shock. Trials studying pharmacological strategies in all populations with cardiogenic shock have been consistently neutral or negative. The reasons are complex and include heterogeneity in cardiogenic shock phenotypes, timing of patient inclusion, high prevalence of multiorgan failure and cardiac arrest, and unrealistic estimated treatment effects that restrict sample size with sometimes inadequate funding leading to underpowered trials. In June, 2024, international experts from the fields of cardiology, anaesthesiology, critical care medicine, biostatistics, government regulation of trials, and patient advocacy convened at the sixth Critical Care Clinical Trialists Workshop to reflect on how to improve the design of future randomised clinical trials in cardiogenic shock. This Position Paper summarises the results of discussions regarding what an optimal randomised controlled trial on cardiogenic shock should entail in terms of population selection, primary objectives, statistical analysis, and incorporation of the patient's perspective.","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143909867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The rising threat of predatory journals and paper mills in respiratory medicine and research","authors":"Joan B Soriano, Alberto Ruano-Ravina","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00117-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00117-1","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tracing the threads of air pollution","authors":"Peter Ranscombe","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00162-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00162-6","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143889346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jim M Smit, Jesse H Krijthe, Gianfranco U Meduri, Pierre-François Dequin, Harin Karunajeewa, Antoni Torres, Marcel J T Reinders, Henrik Endeman, Philip A Van Der Zee
{"title":"C-reactive protein-guided treatment in pneumonia: charting a personalised approach – Authors’ reply","authors":"Jim M Smit, Jesse H Krijthe, Gianfranco U Meduri, Pierre-François Dequin, Harin Karunajeewa, Antoni Torres, Marcel J T Reinders, Henrik Endeman, Philip A Van Der Zee","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00096-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00096-7","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143889360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prashant Nasa, Lieuwe D Bos, Elisa Estenssoro, Frank M P van Haren, Ary Serpa Neto, Patricia R M Rocco, Arthur S Slutsky, Marcus J Schultz
{"title":"Defining and subphenotyping ARDS: insights from an international Delphi expert panel","authors":"Prashant Nasa, Lieuwe D Bos, Elisa Estenssoro, Frank M P van Haren, Ary Serpa Neto, Patricia R M Rocco, Arthur S Slutsky, Marcus J Schultz","doi":"10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00115-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00115-8","url":null,"abstract":"Although the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has undergone numerous revisions aimed at enhancing its diagnostic accuracy and clinical practicality, the usefulness and precision of these definitions remain matters of ongoing discussion. In this Position Paper, we report on a Delphi study to reach a consensus on the conceptual model of ARDS, specifically identifying its defining components within clinical, research, and educational contexts as well as exploring the potential role of subphenotyping. We did a four-round Delphi study, involving experts in ARDS research and management from a diverse range of geoeconomic regions and professional backgrounds. Consensus was achieved for the conceptual model of ARDS; key components to be included for an ARDS definition in the context of research, education, and patient management; and the need for further research in subphenotyping ARDS. Additionally, we highlight knowledge gaps and research priorities that could guide future investigations in this area. Our study builds on previous non-Delphi-based consensus processes (eg, the new global definition of ARDS and recent society-based guidelines) by using a rigorous Delphi method that ensured panellist anonymity and used clear quantitative criteria to mitigate potential peer pressure and group conformity. The findings underscore the need to refine the ARDS definition to better account for the heterogeneity of clinical presentations and underlying pathophysiology, and to improve diagnostic precision, including the use of subphenotyping where appropriate.","PeriodicalId":51307,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Respiratory Medicine","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":76.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143889347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}